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. >> my name is jennifer johnson, i am a deputy public defender. i represent 100 seriously mentally ill clients in our behavior and held court. i have been part of the program since the planning stages. i have seen the evolution of the program. most of mcclintock felony charges and a freezing state prison. about 75 -- most of my clients have felony charges and are facing state prison. all of my clients are in behavioral health court and in the criminal justice system because of an treated mental illness. if they had been treated, have access to proper treatment in the community, they would not be in the jail. is that simple. -- it is that simple. this is not a problem that is going to get better. it is a problem that is likely to get worse. the state prison system is overcrowded. it is releasing people back to the streets. there has been a change in the law. people in state prisoner serving less time. there are a huge number of people in state prison who have a major mental illness. they will be on our streets. this problem is serious. we should be
. >> my name is jennifer johnson, i am a deputy public defender. i represent 100 seriously mentally ill clients in our behavior and held court. i have been part of the program since the planning stages. i have seen the evolution of the program. most of mcclintock felony charges and a freezing state prison. about 75 -- most of my clients have felony charges and are facing state prison. all of my clients are in behavioral health court and in the criminal justice system because of an treated...
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we know what works is what jennifer just said. we know what it takes to get on the road to recovery. we just heard from two very brave individuals. i'm not sure i could do all that they have gone through in their lives and then stand in a public session as intimidating as his venue and talk about how they got through health court and are now pursuing education, holding down a full-time job, maintaining residents completely on their own and thanking the city of san francisco 40 services they believed -- received a long delay -- for the services they recede along the way. so what do we need? we need adequate inpatient services. we probably need the right number of beds. that becomes a big bang away around budget time, but let's think a little bit more about how he described it, as a bottleneck in the entire system. it is not adequate to stay in hospital for seven days or 10 days or two weeks with an acute psychotic illness and go out before the medications have stabilized in before people are under full treatment, and this is not my
we know what works is what jennifer just said. we know what it takes to get on the road to recovery. we just heard from two very brave individuals. i'm not sure i could do all that they have gone through in their lives and then stand in a public session as intimidating as his venue and talk about how they got through health court and are now pursuing education, holding down a full-time job, maintaining residents completely on their own and thanking the city of san francisco 40 services they...
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i'm honored to be here to present this award to jennifer. jennifer is a new mom. and so she's very busy with that effort. but she also was given a chance to move ton another department and she's confused and stays with the m.t.a. so thank you for your loyalty and your hard work for the agency. chairman nolan: on behalf of the board, congratulations and thank you for your very dedicated services. >> yes, i would like to say something. i'm very honored to receive this recognition. and i would like to say that this belongs to all of our division in accounting. i especially would like to thank you, staff, and the financial reporting team, the whole accounting division, and the other co-workers in the organization. this is really a team work. we spent a lot of time to complote a task. -- complete the tasks. and i will continue doing the hard work. thank you very much. chairman nolan: thank you. [applause] >> bring announce the next award, i see that we've been joined by the chair of our c.a.c., daniel murphy. i know he wanted to say a few words regarding debra reed. so
i'm honored to be here to present this award to jennifer. jennifer is a new mom. and so she's very busy with that effort. but she also was given a chance to move ton another department and she's confused and stays with the m.t.a. so thank you for your loyalty and your hard work for the agency. chairman nolan: on behalf of the board, congratulations and thank you for your very dedicated services. >> yes, i would like to say something. i'm very honored to receive this recognition. and i...
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jennifer man. jennifer has taught at spring valley 18 years. she doesn't look like she's taught there for 18 years but she's had. she started there. that was her first teaching assignment and stayed there sin. that speaks to i think the quality of teachers there at the school. when you first meet jennifer you would think that she's shy but within that quiet demeanor beats the heart of a passionate educator. her passion shines through when she teaches. she reaches out to all her students no matter what level they may be. she often goes the extra mile to help them by sacrificing her own time to tutor them after school. her passion radiates when she works with her leagues. she's always willing to help, either planning a lesson with a fellow teacher, coordinating schoolwide events or assisting the school secretary when she's busy with phone calls. jennifer is the type of person who will never refuse you if you ask her for help. and she helps you without ever asking for anything in return. her passion for teaching stems from her own background, a ba
jennifer man. jennifer has taught at spring valley 18 years. she doesn't look like she's taught there for 18 years but she's had. she started there. that was her first teaching assignment and stayed there sin. that speaks to i think the quality of teachers there at the school. when you first meet jennifer you would think that she's shy but within that quiet demeanor beats the heart of a passionate educator. her passion shines through when she teaches. she reaches out to all her students no...
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jennifer ashton here with the scoop. it seems like every time we turn around, there's something else with bpa. it's terrible. you know, it's the end of the world. what's really going on with the latest bpa discovery? >> the saga continues, erica, and still really more questions than answers. you're right, bpa or this chemical, this bisphenol a. more than 95% of us have traces of it detectable in our urine. this should not be a surprise. this is a study that looked although the bpa compounds in dental sealants because they are used in -- to do good things in our children and actually found that when these sealants combine with saliva, the enzymes in saliva release a bpa by-product detectable in the saliva of children up to three hours after sealants are applied. >> is there enough that's detected or that perhaps would stay with us for it to be a major concern for parents? >> unclear at this point. it's unknown. this study was based on a review of toxicology literature and certainly more research needs to be done. they nee
jennifer ashton here with the scoop. it seems like every time we turn around, there's something else with bpa. it's terrible. you know, it's the end of the world. what's really going on with the latest bpa discovery? >> the saga continues, erica, and still really more questions than answers. you're right, bpa or this chemical, this bisphenol a. more than 95% of us have traces of it detectable in our urine. this should not be a surprise. this is a study that looked although the bpa...
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jennifer will be talking about the behavioral health court. as an aside to that, for people who are mentally ill and participating in the behavioral health corporation, they already have to wait between four and eight weeks for community placement. they're just sitting in jail waiting for a place to go. they're waiting for treatment. the cuts in community programs are starting to make this worse. that is all that i had to say. >> do we have any questions? yes, mr. martin. >> you are getting the overflow? >> we treat people who come into the jail and are referred for mental health care. >> the doctor described the bottleneck at san francisco general. i take it you are getting a much increased flow of people into the jail? >> yes. >>
jennifer will be talking about the behavioral health court. as an aside to that, for people who are mentally ill and participating in the behavioral health corporation, they already have to wait between four and eight weeks for community placement. they're just sitting in jail waiting for a place to go. they're waiting for treatment. the cuts in community programs are starting to make this worse. that is all that i had to say. >> do we have any questions? yes, mr. martin. >> you are...